Tech Company Financing Transactions

The Honest Company Funding Round

General Catalyst Partners, IVP and Lightspeed Venture Partners invested in a $27 million Series A capital raise for The Honest Company. The round was announced on 3/24/2012.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
The Honest Company
Announced On
3/24/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$27,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

General Catalyst Partners (Lead Investor) (Neil Sequeria)

IVP (Lead Investor) (Dennis Phelps)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Jeremy Liew)

Proceeds Purpose
The new funding confirms our positioning and acknowledges the big need for a brand and service to deliver pure, healthy products that are delightful, effective, and beautiful.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1550 17th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
USA
Phone
(310) 857-3020
Website
www.honest.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
A dad named Christopher and a mom named Jessica found themselves utterly frustrated trying to find the perfect products for their babies and homes. We both wanted an ideal: not only effective, but unquestionably safe, eco-friendly, beautiful, convenient, and affordable -- everyone should have it.
Profile
The Honest Company LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
The Honest Company Company Twitter Account
Company News
The Honest Company News
Facebook
The Honest Company on Facebook
YouTube
The Honest Company on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nick Vlahos
  Nick Vlahos LinkedIn Profile  Nick Vlahos Twitter Account  Nick Vlahos News  Nick Vlahos on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Muhammad Shazad
  Muhammad Shazad LinkedIn Profile  Muhammad Shazad Twitter Account  Muhammad Shazad News  Muhammad Shazad on Facebook
Co-Founder
Christopher Gavigan
  Christopher Gavigan LinkedIn Profile  Christopher Gavigan Twitter Account  Christopher Gavigan News  Christopher Gavigan on Facebook
Founder
Jessica Alba
  Jessica Alba LinkedIn Profile  Jessica Alba Twitter Account  Jessica Alba News  Jessica Alba on Facebook
VP - General Counsel
Craig Gatarz
  Craig Gatarz LinkedIn Profile  Craig Gatarz Twitter Account  Craig Gatarz News  Craig Gatarz on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Janis Hoyt
  Janis Hoyt LinkedIn Profile  Janis Hoyt Twitter Account  Janis Hoyt News  Janis Hoyt on Facebook

 

 

Browse more venture capital transactions:

Prev: 3/23/2012: Amicus venture capital transaction
Next: 3/26/2012: Opscode venture capital transaction

 

Share this article

 

About Our Venture Capital Transactions Database

We do our best to report on all VC transactions involving tech companies. VC investment data records reported here are sourced from publicly available VC deal announcements. The data is sourced from VentureDeal.com, an affiliated venture.

 

Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs

Lists of Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms

Franchise Opportunities

Contributors

Business Glossary

 

Copyright © 2001-2024. Gaebler Ventures. All rights reserved.